Over 11,000 companies disappeared from the map of Ukrainian business in almost a year: where did they close most often?
Kyiv • UNN
In 11 months, over 11,000 companies ceased operations in Ukraine, mostly in Kyiv, Dnipropetrovsk, and Lviv regions. Public organizations turned out to be the most vulnerable, while joint-stock companies lasted the longest.
In the 11 months of 2025, over 11,000 companies disappeared from the map of Ukraine. Most often, businesses ceased operations in Kyiv, Dnipropetrovsk, and Lviv regions, with public organizations proving to be the most vulnerable. This is reported by Opendatabot, writes UNN.
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11,223 companies closed in Ukraine this year. The surge in closures occurred in September, when 1,464 enterprises simultaneously ceased operations.
If we examine the average lifespan of a business based on its organizational and legal form, joint-stock companies proved to be the most viable — the average age of businesses closed this year reached 28 years and 7 months. Local self-government bodies lagged slightly — 27 years and 10 months, and state enterprises — 26 years and 7 months.
However, charitable organizations had the shortest lifespan: 5 years, service cooperatives — 7 years and 5 months, and LLCs — 8.5 years.
Most often, companies ceased operations in Kyiv — 1,289 closures, or 12% of the total. Next were Dnipropetrovsk region (824 closures), Lviv region (772), Odesa region (738), and Kyiv region (589).
Quantitatively, public organizations proved to be the most vulnerable this year — 1,498 closures. The average lifespan of public organizations in Ukraine is 11 years. It should be noted that we previously reported on the difficulties with reporting for such companies: in fact, this year 89% of public organizations did not submit their annual financial report. Significant losses are also observed in wholesale trade (1,001 companies), education (981), public administration and defense (966), and agriculture (794).
